Cappy Ricks [Paperback]

Peter B. Kyne (Author)

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Publication Date: October 22, 2008

Peter Kyne (1880-1957) was an American novelist. Several of his works were produced as screen plays during the silent screen era. He lied about his age and enlisted in Company L, 14th U.S. Infantry, and served in the Philippines. The Spanish-American War and the following insurrection of General Emilio Aguinaldo gave settings for many of Kyne's stories. During World War I, he served as a captain in the 144th field Artillery, who were known as the California Grizzlies. Cappy Ricks Retires but That Doesn't Keep Him From Coming Back Stronger...was first published in 1922. The further adventures of Cappy Ricks begins '"The same financial tidal wave had swept Cappy Ricks out of the presidency of the Blue Star Navigation Company--presumably far up the beach to a place in the sun, where he was to bask for the remainder of his old age as president emeritus of all his companies. However, if there was one thing about Cappy you could depend upon absolutely it was the consistency of his inconsistency. For, having announced his retirement, his very next move was to bewail his inability to retire."

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Product Details

Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Book Jungle (October 22, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 143850201X
ISBN-13: 978-1438502014
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,162,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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big barkentine, chief kicker, creosoted piling, charter money, freight money, mill dock, steam schooner, navigation company, managing owner, copper paint, second mate, sea lawyer, green hides, new skipper, young scoundrel

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Matt Peasley, Cappy Ricks, San Francisco, Blue Star Navigation Company, All Hands And Feet, Cape Town, Pacific Shipping Company, Captain Peasley, Matthew Peasley, Grays Harbor, Captain Grant, Captain Noah, Sea Fox, United States, Pacific Coast, Oriental Steamship Company, Terence Reardon, Cap'n Noah, San Pedro, California Street, Florence Ricks, Humboldt Bar, Miss Florry, San Diego, Black Butte Lumber Company

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Cappy Ricks Retires: But that Doesn't Keep Him from Coming Back Stronger than Ever by Peter B. Kyne in Front Matter
Cappy Ricks or The Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Peter B. Kyne in Front Matter
America's Asia: Racial Form and American Literature, 1893-1945 by Colleen Lye in Back Matter
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